Mom documents positive parenting on TikTok and the heartwarming results in her kids
Parenting isn't easy. In fact, it's really freaking hard. Raising humans through the various stages of development, navigating their unique needs and personalities, helping them develop the tools and skills and qualities they will need to be contributing members of society, all while feeding, clothing, housing and making sure they're getting an education? It's a lot. And unfortunately, many people weren't raised with good parenting examples to learn from. Abuse and neglect of varying degrees are incredibly common, so a lot of people find themselves floundering when it comes time to raise their own kids. So often, people want to do things differently than their parents did but don't know what to do instead. Positive discipline has been around a long time, but many people don't really understand how it works. Some may see it described as "gentle parenting" or "soft parenting" and assume it's lackadaisical in some way. Some may think of it as weak or ineffectual. Really, nothing could be farther from the truth.
Where the Wild Things Are (1963): Important Parental Lessons
Although many adults view children’s literature as unworthy of their time, given that, in their estimation, it yields no or limited intellectual stimulation, Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are (1963) upends such a problematical mindset. Penned, illustrated, and published in 1963, the text argues for parents to center their parenting on the full humanity of their children.